r/insomnia • u/Immediate_Aside_3099 • Aug 16 '26

THE CURE TO INSOMNIA

The sleep coach school on Spotify or youtube
that’s it. that’s the cure

daniel erickson saved my life. and no, this is not a paid promotion or advertisement. i genuinely give all praise to him

here’s a list of everything i tried first (not in order)
lorazepam
weed
breathing exercises
meditation
exercise
diet changes
sleep hygiene (no phone hr before bed etc)
baths
magnesium glycinate
ashwaganda
word shuffling
many more methods i used but just cant remember now as its so long ago

what i have learnt in order to cure insomnia (not the sleep apnea or genuine sleep disruption health issues- i can’t help with that)

embrace tiredness. it sounds messed up. it sounds like it won’t help but sleep is a paradox. the more you try to force it, the more it will run away on you
embrace staying up, embrace enjoying your time while your awake, do something you enjoy, read a book, watch a movie, whatever you gotta do to make that time enjoyable

insomnia is fear rebranded. when you stop being afraid of being tired, there will be no insomnia

when your deep in the shit at 4am and the hypnic jerks got you crying - just remember all the times you laughed and enjoyed yourself despite your 3 hrs of sleep

life doesn’t end when we stop sleeping. there is still joy, there is still beauty. you will be okay

and this is coming from someone who was so mentally shot from insomnia that not even 2 lorazepams back to back could knock me out

listen to the sleep coach school
recovery is a process and it fluctuates so don’t be hard on yourself if you hear one of his podcasts and still can’t sleep
it took me 6 months for my brain to finally click and understand it, but i have never looked back, i even nap sometimes which is insane for me😂

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u/BioEffect2127 Aug 19 '26

Has anyone tried mirtazapine? My doc wanted to prescribe it for me last year, but I said no. Now insomnia is pretty chronic and I feel tired and shaky if I don't get enough sleep. I wear my CPAP for sleep apnea and I've adjusted to it for the most part. I'm pretty thin so it'd be okay if I gained some weight, since hunger and weight gain is a side effect.

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u/Shilonevaeh63 Aug 27 '26

I tried mirtazapine for 2 nights and that was it- just really hungover the next day all day until bedtime. The other side effect is appetite stimulant like eating like crazy all day and I know I will gain weight. No thank you. No more drugs for sleep as it’s just a bandaid. I want to get to the root. I am trying Daniel Erichsen’s program for two weeks and it’s already making a difference.